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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
ORGANIZATION
"Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an act of Congress, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center with a primary mission 'to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education.'"
Official Website:
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/ Location:
Stanford, CA
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Rebecca S. Chopp |
Educator |
c. 1952 |
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President, Colgate University |
| Arthur H. Compton |
Physicist |
10-Sep-1892 |
15-Mar-1962 |
Discovered the Compton Effect |
| Harold W. Dodds |
Educator |
28-Jun-1889 |
25-Oct-1980 |
President, Princeton University, 1932-57 |
| Susan Fuhrman |
Educator |
c. 1943 |
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President, Teachers College, Columbia |
| John W. Gardner |
Administrator |
8-Oct-1912 |
16-Feb-2002 |
Founder of Common Cause |
| Janet L. Holmgren |
Educator |
c. 1946 |
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President, Mills College |
| Katharine C. Lyall |
Business |
26-Apr-1941 |
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President of the UW System, 1992-2004 |
| Lloyd N. Morrisett |
Administrator |
1927 |
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President, Markle Foundation, 1969-98 |
| Robert G. Sproul |
Administrator |
22-May-1891 |
10-Sep-1975 |
President, University of California, 1930-58 |
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